Lease comb and reed



T. K. REA.

LEASE 00MB AND REED.

APPLICATION FILED APR- 511921- LSQO, 162, PatentedSept, 6, 1921.

3 2 SHEETS-SHEET 1.

T. K. REA.

LEASE COMB AND REED.

APPUCATION FILED APR. 5. 1921.

1 39g 1 2 Patented Sept. 5, 1921-.

2 SHEETSSHEET 2- i with the result that the thread or yarn will pair of dents are left entirely clear as shown i at E in Fig. 1, with the result that of each pair of yarns which pass through the comb one yarn is supported on the corresponding hook and lips, and the adjacent yarn is free to be moved upward or downward in the passageway E; and that there is no possibility of the yarn, which I will indicate by F, seen to the left of Fig. 1, coming into contact with or fouling the yarn, which I have marked F in said figure. i v

l/Vhile I have referred to two only ofsaid yarns, it will be obvious that the operation of all of the yarns in pairs willbe the same as of the single pair of yarnsjust referred. to.

Referring now to the double comb structure, or properly speaking, the reed structure shown in Figs. 7 to 11, the dents A and B are provided, respectively, with doll blesets of lips a and double sets of hooks b, the parts being merely duplicated instead of arranged singly asin the former figures.

The dents A and B of this construction may be either assembled in permanent fixed relation, as shown in Fig. 7, or they may be provided at the .top and bottom with a suitable expansion spring arrangement similar to that shownin Fig. 1, already described, and well known in the art. j 7 p In the construction shown in Figs. 7 to 9,

the dents are secured in a framecomprising um transverse pieces G and G and the vertical members I and I, but aspreviously stated suitable expansion springs may be used in thisframe if desired.

In the operation of the lease combs shown in Figs. 1 to 6, the yarns are fed into the spaces between the dents from the open tops of the comb; while'in the construction shown inFigs; 7 to 11 the yarns F and F are drawn through the spaces between the dents, there being one yarn between each pair of dents. j i 1 In the reed arrangement shown in Fig. 7,

the yarns F are limited in their vertical travelby the oppositely disposed hooks b,

while the yarns F are free to travel up and down in the corresponding slots E between the pairs of dents.

' In the construction shown in Fig. 1, a

comb is provided which is adapted for use with the well known machines in which lease combs now well known in the art are employed, and his apart of my invention are now generally in use in the art, without necessitating any change whatever in the construction of the machine per 'se, the reeds being applied and removed in the same way as are the reeds now generally in use for accomplishing a similar purpose.

It will be noted that by the inter-penetrating hook and lip arrangement herein described and shown, the adjacent dents may be spaced farther apart, or moved closer together without in any way impairing the feature requisite in such devices .of preventing the yarn from passing beyond a given point in the comb'or reed.

In the prior art insteadof the lip and interpenetrating hook and groove arrangement shown herein, permanent lugs are provided which spacethe dents apart at a predetermined distance and do not permit of these spacing adj ustments' just referred to. V

Thus it will be seen that with my herein described invention all the dents of the comb or reed maybe spread apart or drawn together, simultaneously to conform to varying sizes of yarn and to various widths of the warp. Thus all the spaces between the dents may be spaced equidistant, and close together, or 7 far apart within the limits desired.

It will be noted that thecomb or reed may be made of any desired width, and that the dimensions of the various parts may be changed from (those shown, without in any way affecting the essence of my invention.

It will be obvious that various modifications might be made in the herein described apparatus, andin the construction,combination and arrangement of parts which could be used without departing from the spirit of my invention; and I donot'mean to limit theinvention to such claims except as particularly pointed out in the claims. Having thus described my invention what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent of the United States-is:'' I

' 1. In a lease comb or reed, the combination with a series of dents formed of resilient metal strips each having their opposite sides 7 bent inward intermediate of their length to form a groove with rounded lips on either side thereof, of a second series of tion with a series of dents formed of resili-V ent metal strips each having their opposite sides bent inward intermediate of their length to form a groove with rounded lips on either side thereof, of a second series of dents each provided with a laterally projecting hook stamped out of the body portion thereof, adapted to project into the groove of the opposite dent, the said first and second series of dents being grouped in pairs with an unobstructed passage for the yarn between each of said pairs on the reverse side of the dents from said tongues and lips, respectively.

3. In a lease comb or reed, the combination with a series of dents formed of resilient metal strips each having their opposite sides bent inward intermediate of their length to form a groove with rounded lips on either side thereof, of a second series of dents each provided with a prong adapted to project into the groove of'the opposite dent, the said first and second series of dents being grouped in pairs with an unobstructed passage for the yarn between each of said pairs on the reverse side of the dents from said tongues and lips, respectively, with means for simultaneously moving all of said dents toward or away from each other, for varying the spacing between same when desire 4. In a lease comb or reed, the combination with a series of dents formed of resilient metal strips each having their opposite sides bent inward intermediate of. their length to form a groove with rounded lips on either side thereof, of a second series of dents each provided with a laterally projecting hook stamped out of the body portion thereof, adapted to project into the groove of the opposite dent, the said first and second series of dents being grouped in pairs with an unobstructed passage for the yarn between each of said pairs on the reverse side of the dents from said tongues and lips, respectively, with means for simultaneously moving all of said dents toward or away from each other, for varying the spacing between same when, desired.

THOMAS K. REA. 

